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Math Geek Mom: A Difficult Decision
In economics, we talk about education as a way to build “human capital”, which will later be put to productive...
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Top killed
As I write this, the latest news is that BP's "top kill" tactic seems to have stopped the Gulf of...
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Beware Higher Ed's 'Mad Men'
In 1981, Grey Poupon took the nation by storm. Although the little-known Dijon mustard had been manufactured for more than...
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In Which I Celebrate Myself, and Sing Myself
At the BookExpo America conference in New York City this week, the winners of the ForeWord Magazine Book of the...
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Read the Bad Facebook Book
This recommendation is only for people who work in higher education. Civilians should stay away. I have 3 reasons why...
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A Nerdy Academic's Tech Wish List
All that discussion of 'unbundling' and new technology in yesterday's post got me thinking about some gadgetry I'd like to...
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Motherhood After Tenure: The Teacher as Student
This week, immediately after turning in my final grades, I flew east to visit old friends in New England and...
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Thoughts on DIY U
Anya Kamenetz' new book, DIY U, is a celebration of "edupunks" and of the corrosive effects of new technology on...